Death of Lawmaker's Wife Ruled a Personal Action
Jane Young, wife of Texas congressman John Young, was found shot at home in McLean Virginia. Police say the wound appears self inflected and under examination by the Fairfax County medical examiner. The case ties to a 1970s sex scandal involving several lawmakers.
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Washington
Jane Young
Texas
McLean
Arlington Hospital
Carol Harrah
Fairfax County
John
Youngs
Young
Colleen Gardner
Congressional
Man Jailed In Alleged Hooker Ring
Fayetteville police say Frederick Carl Franzen acted as a central figure in an alleged prostitution ring. He pled guilty to arranging a woman's trip to Syracuse for prostitution and soliciting the trip, receiving 10 days in jail and a $100 fine. Other charges were dropped or postponed for several co-defendants as investigations tied the case to activities in multiple states and Canada.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Syracuse
N.Y
Frederick Carl Franzen
Franzen
Calvin L. Tenher Sr
Michael York
Spring Lake
Donald J. Underwood
Four Oaks
Paul Rose
North Carolina
Canada
White Says Valium Not Missing
Newton, North Carolina AP report. Hospital pharmacist Paul H. White testifies in Catawba Superior Court that accounting records cover nearly all Valium pills, disputing a government audit that found 38 000 tablets missing. DEA agent Forest testified the audit could not account for 38 000 pills and questioned the adequacy of financial records for tracking controlled substances.
Utility Rate Hikes Delayed By FPC
North Carolina customers will save about 4.5 million as the Federal Power Commission delays rate requests from two major power firms. Carolina Power and Light seeks 6.3 million starting July 29. Virginia Electric and Power seeks 9.3 million starting July 28. Delays span three to four months.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Federal Power Commission
North Carolina Electricities
Carolina Power and Light Co
FPC
Marshall Lancaster
ElectriCities
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Lancaster
Recorded Phone Call Introduced In IRS Obstruction Trial
In Winston Salem a recorded telephone conversation allegedly by Greensboro attorney James Swisher was presented in federal court. The call urged clients to claim they paid nothing to Swisher to avoid IRS scrutiny. Witnesses testified Swisher instructed others not to report payments.
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Winston-Salem
Greensboro
James Swisher
Internal Revenue Service
Swisher
James Milton Wyrick
IRS
Suit Filed To Recover Lost Funds In Raleigh Restaurant Firms
A bookkeeper Marjorie E. Lee is sued by her former employers R&S Distributing and R&S Packing for embezzling between 1957 and now. The suit seeks 195000 to 300000 alleging altered books forged signatures and misused company funds with her husband named as knowing participant. Lee resigned in May after discovery.
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Raleigh
Marjorie E. Lee
R&s Distributing Co
R&s Packing Co
Lee
Robert
New World If Bad Habits Could Be Broken Easily
Opinion notes that breaking bad habits hinges on consistent effort and discipline, arguing that easy fixes remain elusive and real change requires time and commitment.
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New World
Environmental protest planned against Duke Cherokee Nuclear Station
Dr. Mary Jo Pribble of Limestone College will lead a march by the Palmetto Alliance in Gaffney to protest Duke Power Co plans for a three unit Cherokee Nuclear Station on the Broad River. Hearings by the Nuclear Licensing Board are set July 18 19 in Gaffney and July 20 in Maxville with concerns over radioactivity and river water safety.
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Gaffney
3.C
Duke Power Co
Mary Jo Pribble
Limestone College
Palmetto Alliance
Federal Nuclear Licensing Board
Cherokee
Broad River
Duke
Moxville
N.C
Yadkin River
Maxville
Pribble
Lockhart
Columbia
Charlotte
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Chapman St. Coliseum
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Tinsley - Clark Co
Tinsley - Clark
Bedspreads Unlimited
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